Biography
An accomplished Tony Award-nominated stage actor, Scott Bakula earned his loyal small screen following through his starring role as the time-traveling, identity-shifting protagonist of the sci-fi series "Quantum Leap" (NBC, 1989-1993). Bakula was occasionally featured in films, including comedies "Necessary Roughness" (1991) and acclaimed dramas "American Beauty" (1999) and "Life as a House" (2001), but his rugged, all-American looks and …
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Career Milestones
| Appeared in Off-Off Broadway and Off-Broadway musical revues | ||
| Began performing as a child | ||
| Cast in a dinner theater production of "Shenandoah" in North Carolina | ||
| Formed Bakula Productions | ||
| Played the lead roles in his high school productions of "Godspell" and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" | ||
1976 | Moved to New York City | |
1983 | Made Broadway debut as Joe DiMaggio in the stage musical, "Marilyn: An American Fable" | |
1985 | Played a stand-up comedian in the acclaimed Off-Broadway musical, "3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down" | |
1986 | First starring role in a series, the short-lived ABC sitcom, "Gung Ho" | |
1986 | Made TV-movie debut in "I-Man" (ABC) | |
1986 | Moved to Los Angeles | |
1986 | Played the recurring role of Ted Shively, ex-husband of Annie Potts' Mary Jo, in the CBS sitcom "Designing Women" | |
1988 | Played an ambulance-chasing lawyer in the short-lived CBS sitcom, "Eisenhower & Lutz" | |
1988 | Returned to Broadway to play duel roles in "Romance/Romance"; earned a Tony nomination as Lead Actor in a Musical | |
1989 | Played time traveler Sam Beckett in the NBC series, "Quantum Leap"; began directing episodes during the 1991-1992 season; earned three Golden Globe nominations and four Emmy nominations for Best Actor | |
1990 | Feature acting debut in Carl Reiner's "Sibling Rivalry," starring Kirstie Alley | |
1991 | First starring role in a feature, "Necessary Roughness" | |
1993 | Joined the cast of CBS' "Murphy Brown" as Peter Hunt, a rival reporter and love interest for Candice Bergen's title character | |
1994 | Acted in Richard Rush's disappointing "Color of Night," starring Bruce Willis | |
1995 | Starred in Clive Barker's horror film, "Lord of Illusions" | |
1996 | Executive produced and starred in the short-lived CBS drama, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" | |
1996 | Served as executive producer and star of the CBS TV-movie, "The Bachelor's Baby" | |
1997 | Provided the speaking and singing voice of Danny the Cat in the animated feature, "Cats Don't Dance" | |
1998 | Played a former ball player hired as a minor league manager in the sequel, "Major League: Back to the Minors" | |
1999 | Had a featured role as a gay neighbor in Sam Mendes' "American Beauty" | |
1999 | Played the lead role in the ABC miniseries, "Tom Clancy's NetForce" | |
2000 | Played a death-row inmate in the CBS TV-movie, "In the Name of the People" | |
2000 | Starred in the first original movie from the Animal Planet network, "The Trial of Old Drum" | |
2001 | Had a supporting role in the film, "Life as a House," starring Kevin Kline and Kristin Scott Thomas | |
2001 | Played Captain Jonathan Archer in the UPN series, "Star Trek: Enterprise" | |
2008 | Appeared as Chris Fulbright in the Tracey Ullman sketch comedy series, "State of the Union," on Showtime | |
2009 | Co-starred with Ray Romano and Andre Braugher in TNT's "Men of a Certain Age" | |
2009 | Had a recurring role on NBC's "Chuck" as Stephen Bartowski, the title character's long lost father | |
2009 | Played an FBI agent, opposite Matt Damon as ADM executive turned whistleblower Mark Whitacre, in "The Informant" | |
Awards
1990 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in Quantum Leap |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Quantum Leap |
1991 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in Quantum Leap |
1991 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Quantum Leap |
1992 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in Quantum Leap |
1992 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Quantum Leap |
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Quantum Leap |